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  • 3/25/2025
Its logo and history are rooted in racism. After 130 years, “Aunt Jemima” is set to disappear.
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00:00Aunt Jemima!
00:02Did you know the name Aunt Jemima means
00:04Slave Mammy of the Plantation South?
01:00Did you know the founder Chris Rutz, a white man, got the name after attending a minstrel
01:22show?
01:53Did you know the name Aunt Jemima means Slave Mammy of the Plantation South?
02:13Did you know the name Aunt Jemima means Slave Mammy of the Plantation South?
02:33Did you know the name Aunt Jemima means Slave Mammy of the Plantation South?
02:53Did you know the name Aunt Jemima means Slave Mammy of the Plantation South?
03:08Did you know the name Aunt Jemima means Slave Mammy of the Plantation South?
03:21Did you know the name Aunt Jemima means Slave Mammy of the Plantation South?